Note: Please, do not add "A She-Hulk TV series is in development”, because this was before that.
Hulk 2 was a planned sequel to the 2003 film Hulk. It was scheduled for a May 2005 release. The film was going to have Ang Lee return to direct the film.
Plot[]
The plot is unknown, but it was said that it was going to explore Hulk's "Grey Hulk" persona, and use the Leader and Abomination as villains.
Cast[]
Eric Bana as Bruce Banner/Hulk
Jennifer Connelly as Betty Ross
Sam Elliot as General Ross
Timothy Dalton as Samuel Sterns/The Leader
Josh Lucas as Talbot/The Abomination
Why It Was Cancelled[]
- Universal missed the deadline to start filming.
- The first film got negative ratings from critics and audiences.
Results[]
- The original sequel was permanently cancelled.
- Elements from the original sequel were put into 2008's The Incredible Hulk, the second film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- Marvel took over production in 2006 when Universal did not meet its deadline for production.
- Eric Bana would still reprise his role as Bruce Banner in the video game adaptation.
- Ang Lee went on to direct the 2005 film Brokeback Mountain.
- Hulk is a standalone film.